Replicas of early medieval ball pendants and rock crystal spheres of the Viking Age

Medieval rock crystal pendants at Pera Peris - The House of History

 Viking necklaces according to historical models

In this category of our medieval shop, you can buy detailed replicas of medieval ball-shaped amulets and Viking pendants from Gotland with spheres made of glass or genuine rock crystal from the Pera Peris jewellery-collection, which were made according to original finds or in close imitation of historical models.

Besides these authentic replicas, you will also find modern interpretations. We also offer ball pendants in the shape of dragon claws and decorative Viking earrings with small rock crystal spheres.

Our medieval sphere-amulets and Viking rock crystal pendants are made with a setting of high-quality bronze and are characterized by a particularly beautiful golden bronze alloy.

You can also buy this medieval necklaces in real silver-plated, whereby our pendants are provided with an extra strong silver layer of up to 10 Mg.

Viking Rock Crystal Spheres from Gotland

The Viking rock crystal pendants are a remarkable feature of the historical find material and these so-called Gotland spheres are not without reason among the most remarkable evidence of medieval jewellery craft in the Viking Age.

In addition to spherical rock crystal pendants and flat lenses, entire necklaces with crystal spheres in silver settings have even been found on Gotland. Some of these Viking Age Gotland spheres even had a coating of silver on their backs that reflected light, creating an image of the person in front of it.

The silver settings of the Viking Age rock crystal pendants were often made in a filigree granulation technique, which suggests that they were made by Slavic craftsmen, as this was a typical manufacturing technique of Slavic jewellery production in the 10th century.

However, ball-shaped pendants with spheres made of rock crystal are already known from the 6th century, which were equipped with simple silver settings and are attested from the Anglo-Saxon region as well as in Alemannic and Frankish find material for the Merovingian period.

The rock crystal pendants of the Merovingians, however, are nowhere near the craftsmanship of the Viking Age silver settings from Gotland. The processing of rock crystal into spherical pendants was, however, already common during the early Middle Ages.

Whether you are looking for a Frankish sphere pendant for your Merovingian garb in early medieval re-enactment or a detailed replica of a Gotland sphere from the Viking Age, we hope you will find what you are looking for in this category of our medieval mail-order shop and find a suitable pendant for your historical representation or as an striking necklace for everyday use.